1) is a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia and the Pacific Islands.It is one of the most damaging pests of coconut and oil palm in these regions, and also attacks date, sago, betel, and raffia palms as well as banana, sugar apple, pandanus, and several ornamentals. Within quarantine areas consume home-grown citrus fruit at home and do not transport home-grown citrus or citrus plants out of the area. Research gaps and directions deserving future attention are highlighted and a strategy for renovation of biological controls for CRB suggested. The Asiatic or coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros L.) (Fig.
Eggs are laid and develop inside rotting coconut logs, mulch or compost piles.
Both male and female CRB have a horn on their head, though the male’s horn is more than twice as long as the female’s. The beetle, first documented as an invasive species in Guam in 2007, has been devastating the island's ubiquitous coconut trees and is now also burrowing into Guam's endangered native cycad. The Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica or GAS) was first found in southern Florida in the 1960s, and it took 10 years and 1 million to eradicate it. The movement of branches, cut greens, green waste, dead trees and other regulated items will be regulated and enforced by federal, state and county quarantine officials.Ĭut flower producers in quarantined areas are not affected unless they utilize Murraya, a host plant closely related to citrus, or flowers and branches cut from plants regulated for citrus greening and Asian citrus psyllid. Description: Adult coconut rhinoceros beetles are about 30-60mm long (about 2 inches) solid, black beetles. It was reintroduced in 2011, and eradication efforts were completed in Broward and Miami Dade counties in Florida in 2021. Before you buy, ask the vendor if their product is in compliance. The Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica or GAS) was first found in southern Florida in the 1960s, and it took 10 years and 1 million to eradicate it. Contact the USDA Cooperative Extension Service in your area for further information.Ĭitrus plants sold in a regulated state must be sold from a certified vendor and be accompanied by a USDA certificate.Ĭommercial citrus businesses, Internet shippers and roadside vendors within regulated states should be able to prove they are in compliance with the federal quarantine. Know the quarantines in your area and learn to leave Hungry Pests behind.Ĭonsult Federal and State websites for specific information and regulations. Another name given to some of these insects is the Hercules beetle, because they possess a strength of Herculean proportion. Coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) is a devastating pest of the economically important coconut (Cocos nucifera L.).The female adult oviposits in and larvae feed on dead and decaying organic materials Citation 1 Citation 6.The larval stage is 1115 weeks in length, and the pupal stage is about 6 weeks in length Citation 2.
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